The main GP software supplier for Scotland, In Practice Systems Limited (INPS), has voluntarily placed itself under administration owing to financial difficulties.
A press release, published by Cegedim on 10 December 2024, said: “Cegedim…
Technology to allow faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions is being rolled out across primary care in Scotland, starting with Dumfries and Galloway and Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Using a secure mobile phone app…
The Scottish government says that its Digital Front Door platform “goes beyond” the NHS App because it will include access to both health and social care data and services.
Wes Streeting, health secretary, announced plans…
Emergency admissions (EA), where a patient requires urgent in-hospital care, are a major challenge for healthcare systems. The development of risk prediction models can partly alleviate this problem by supporting primary care interventions and…
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NHS Orkney has announced plans to go live with Cambric Systems’ Morse electronic patient record (EPR) app in 2025 to provide easy access to patient data for staff.
The deal with Cambric Systems, a supplier…
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has launched a £175 million search and rescue radio network to prevent loss of life on the coast and at sea.
The communications network, which connects 163 remote radio…
Mobile numbers of NHS staff have been compromised in a data breach at a software supplier, which serves seven Scottish health boards.
Scott Barnet, head of information and cyber security at NHS National Services Scotland,…
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More than 100,000 patients have accessed a remote monitoring scheme for hypertension management in Scotland, run in partnership with Inhealthcare.
The ConnectMe programme, which launched in 2021, is used by 12 of the…
The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow is trailing a wireless device which could help help diagnose respiratory and sleep conditions in babies and young children.
The early-stage study will monitor 75 infants from the…
A ‘Life after stroke’ Pathway has been launched by health charity Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, NHS Lothian and Pogo Digital Healthcare, to improve care for stroke survivors.
The pathway, which launched in the stroke…
